Pathology

On Myocardial Autopsy: Aschoff’s body consisting of: • Swollen Myofiber• Lymphocytes• Plasma Cells• Histiocytes

Rheumatic fever is an acute immunologically mediated multi-system inflammatory disease 2. Caused by: A. Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcal infection B. Strains involved: M-1,3,5,6,18 3. Most commonly affected age group: 5-15…